Storm protection for carriages.



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MILTON D. STOCKING, OF LINDENWOOD, ILLINOIS.

STORM PROTECTION FOR CARRIAGES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 11, 1907.

Application filed August 1,1906. Serial No. 328,809.

To It whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, MILTON D. STOCKING,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Lindenwood, in the county of Ogle and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Storm Protection for Carriages, of which the following is a specification. i The object of this invention is to provide a storm and wind protection for carriages, and in which the act of folding back the top, opens up the protection in a manner to permit the occupant to alight, and to leave him free to handle the horse.

In the accompanying drawings. Figure 1 is a perspective view of the carriage body containing my improvements, in which the storm protection is in place. Fig. 2 is a similar perspective view in which one side section is removed, and one side section of the protection is dropped. Fig. 3 is a perspective view in which the protection is folded, as it will appear when not in use. Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the protection thrown apart. Fig. 5 is a section of the body of the carriage showing the bars 4 and 5. Fig. 6 is an end elevation of the support 1 showing the pivotal connection of the rods 16 and 17 therewith. Fig. 7 is a vertical section through the center connection of the crossbar 23. Fig. 8 is a representation of the inside of one of the sides 40 of the carriage body showing the plate 42 and hook 39. Fig. 9 is a view of the upper end of the rod 16.

My improvements are composed of two sections, one section having a connection with the carriage top, and the other section supported by the carriage body. The section supported by the carriage body comprises a support 1 located over the dashboard 2 of the body 3 of the carriage. This support is held in position by the bars 4 and 5, each having its lower end 6 in hook form. To the bottom 7 of the body are secured two plates 9 having a loop 10 of a form and size to a receive the hooks 6 of the lower ends of the bars 4 and 5. A red 11 is located between the lower ends of the bars 4 and 5 and serves to hold the hooks 6 in the loops 10 in aremovable manner. The bar 4 is connected to the support 1 by a single screw 12 in order that its lower end may swing free of the loop with which it engages, which will permit the bar 5 to be disengaged from its loop, so that the support may be bodily removed from the carriage body.

To the support 1 is connected an apron 13 having two side sections 14 and 15. To the support 1 at each end thereof are pivotally connected two rods 16 and 17. The free end of the rod 16 is bent in the form shown at Fig. 9. The carriage top 18 is of the usual construction, and is provided with the lever 19 located on the inside of the top by which the lock of the rods 20 can be broken, thereby permitting the top to fold back. A front 21 has a section of celluloid 22, and,the front is connected to the crossbar 23 by the hinges 24. This cross-bar is detachably connected to the carriage top by the plates 25 having a slot 26 which receives a screw 27 secured in the carriage top. A screw 28 is connected to the carriage top near its front and center. A recess 29 (Fig. 7) is formed in the cross-b ar 23 and receives the head of the screw 28. A strap 30 is connected to the cross-bar 23 and has a slot in its free end in order that it may be placed over the stud 31 extending from the upper front edge of the carriage top thereby preventing the cross-b ar 23 from displacement in its connection with the screw 29. The plates 25 are each provided with a hook 32. connected to its outer face, and is also provided with two recesses 34 in which the driving lines rest. To the front 21 are connected two coiled springs 35, their outer ends are hooked into eyes 36 secured in the front edge of the carriage top.

At Fig. 1 the front 21 is placed in engagement with the hooks 33 and is held there by the lock of the rods 20 of the carriage top. The side section 15 is shown in position to close one side of the carriage. The side curtains 37 and 38 are up. At Fig. 2 the side section 15 is dropped, and the side curtain 38 removed in order that the connection of the side section 14 with the top may be seen. The plates 25 are each provided with a hook 32 and the free end of the rod 16 to which the side section 14 is connected engages the hook, that is, it rests behind the hook when the top is up and when the top falls back, the hook is carried with it thereby liberating the rod. The free end of the rod 17 is connected to the side section 14 and is located inside of the side curtain 37. With the carriage front thus inclosed, rain and wind cannot gain access to the interior of the carriage.- A hook 39 is secured near the lower edge of each side section and is placed over the sides 40 of the carriage body as shown at Fig. 4. The in- The support 1 has two hooks 33,

ner sections of these hooks are placed inside of a spring plate 12 which holds them in place and prevents the side sections from flapping.

At Fig. 3 the apron 13 and side sections 14 and 15 are folded against the inner face of the support 1 and dash-board 2 when not in use. The front 21 is moved on its hinge connection with the cross-bar 23 so that it occupies a position close to the underside of the carriage top 18. The springs 35 are hooked into eyes 41 located on the side of the top, and loops 42 engage the springs 35 serve to hold the front in'this position when not in use. The front can be used without the apron or side sections and serve as a wind break.

When the front 21 and sides 14 and 15 are inthe positions shown at Fig. 1, should the horse become frightened, the occupant of the carriage, by moving the levers 19 to break the lock in the rods 20, the top will fly back, thereby releasing the front from the hooks 33 when the springs will throw the front up into the position shown at Fig. 4. The side sections 14 and 15 will drop as shown in said figure, which will permit the driving lines to become disengaged fromthe support 1, and will place the occupant in a position to handle the horse, or jump from the carriage.

I claim as my invention.

1. In a storm front for vehicles, the combination of a folding front constructed to be hinged to a vehicle top, means for holding the storm front in place when the vehicle top.

is up, and means for automatically throwing the front outward and upward when the vehicle top is thrown back.

2. In a storm front for vehicles, the combination of a folding front constructed to be hinged to a vehicle top, side curtainsindependent of the front and adapted to be connected to the vehicle body, meansfor holding the storm front and side curtains-in place when the vehicle top is up and meansfor automatically dropping the side curtains and throwing the front outward and upward when the vehicle top is thrown back.

3. In-a storm front for vehicles, the combination of a support constructed to be connected with the front portion of the top of a vehicle, a folding front hinged to the support in a manner to allow it to fold outward and a vehicle body adjacent to the dash, a self detachable engagement between the front and section, and means for throwing the f olding front outward and upward.

4. In a storm front for vehicles, the combination of a support constructed to be connected with the front portion of the top of a vehicle, a folding front hinged to the support in a manner to allow it to fold outward and upward, a section adapted to be connected to a vehicle body adjacent to the dash, a self detachable engagement between the front and section, and means for throwing the folding front outward and upward when disengaged from the section.

5. In a storm front for vehicles, the combination of a folding front constructed to be hinged to the front portion of the top of a vehicle in a manner to allow it to fold outward and upward, means for forming a self detachable engagement between the front and the body of a vehicle, and means for throwing the folding front outward and upward when disengaged from the vehicle body by the action of throwing back the vehicle top.

6. In a storm front for vehicles, the combination of a folding front constructed to be hinged to the front portion of the top of a vehicle in a manner to allow it to fold outward and upward, means for forming a self de- 'tachable engagement between the front and the body of a vehicle, means for throwing the folding front outward and upward when disengaged from the vehicle body by the action of throwing back the vehicle top and side curtains detachably connected with the vehicle top and permitted to drop when the top is thrown back.

7. In a storm front for vehicles, the combination of a folding front constructed to be hinged to the front portion of the top of a vehicle in a manner to allow it to fold outward, inward and upward, means for forming a self detachable engagement between the front and the body of a vehicle, means for throwing the folding front outward and upward when disengaged from the vehicle body by the action of throwing back the vehicle top, and means for holding the folding front withinthe vehicle top.

MILTON D. STOCKING.

Witnesses:

A. O. BEHEL, E. BEHEL. 

